Caravan upgrade a boon for Dalwallinu

The Shire of Dalwallinu is hoping a recent upgrade of the local caravan park will boost tourism in the town.

The community recently celebrated the opening of its refurbished caravan park, which was funded by a $100,000 grant from the Local Community and Infrastructure Program.

Shire president Robert Nixon says the town already enjoys a roaring tourism trade and it is hoped the redevelopment will boost capacity and attract more visitors.

"It's been quite significant because there's a very high utilisation of the Dalwallinu caravan park," he said.

"What is generally not well-known is Dalwallinu is the third most visited shire in the Wheatbelt as far as tourists are concerned."

Mr Nixon says the shire has other plans to capitalise on its tourism industry.

"The other thing we're doing, we're opening in September, the Dalwallinu Discovery Centre and that will have a new visitor centre and it will have an environmental centre, and we put a lot of effort into upgrading the town and making it more attractive to tourists," he said.